| UniProt functional annotation for P31211 | |||
| UniProt code: P31211. |
| Organism: | Rattus norvegicus (Rat). | |
| Taxonomy: | Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus. | |
| Function: | Major transport protein for glucocorticoids and progestins in the blood of almost all vertebrate species. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17644521}. | |
| Subcellular location: | Secreted. | |
| Tissue specificity: | Expressed by the liver; secreted in plasma. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2710140}. | |
| Domain: | Proteolytic cleavage leads to an important conformation change. This reduces the affinity for steroids (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. | |
| Similarity: | Belongs to the serpin family. {ECO:0000305}. | |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.